(checked 2026-10-10)Small sample (about 1,070 ratings).
The precision pick, with pressure adjustable from 1.5 to 12 psi, dual sensors and excellent risotto and beans. It costs about twice an Instant Pot Pro, has a small coated pot without handles, and its lid can be tricky to seal.
Top complaints
- Lid alignment and sealing
Serious Eats found the lid surprisingly frustrating to align because the safety pin must be lined up manually. Amazon's summary says multiple owners report sealing problems. Food Network, by contrast, found the lid easy.
- Expensive, with a coated pot and no handles
Wirecutter says it costs about twice the Instant Pot Pro and has a nonstick-coated pot without handles. Food Network lists the high price as its con.
Source: Wirecutter (NYT), Food Network - Small pot, slow sauté and release, mixed durability
Serious Eats notes a 7-inch pot, a sauté function that shut off, slow chorizo browning and slower steam release. Amazon's summary calls durability mixed, with some units breaking after about 15 months.
What owners love
- Most precise pressure control
Serious Eats says it allows the most specific psi of any model tested (1.5-12 psi) and was the most accurate, with sensors in both the base and the lid.
Source: Serious Eats (Pressure cookers) - Excellent risotto and beans
Serious Eats got perfectly creamy risotto and well-textured beans. Food Network got tender chickpeas, though the rice at the bottom slightly overcooked.
- Intuitive screen, solid build
Food Network calls the interface super intuitive and the stainless body solid and well built. Wirecutter liked the interface and altitude adjustment.
Source: Food Network, Wirecutter (NYT)
- You're price-sensitive
- You prefer an uncoated stainless pot
- You want a pot with handles
- Cooks who want exact pressure control
- Risotto and beans
- Automatic steam release
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What experts say
- Serious Eats: Best for control freaks: the most accurate and adjustable cooker tested; cons are a tricky lid, a small pot, a sauté that shut off and slow steam release.
- Food Network: Best splurge: intuitive and well built; the high price is the main drawback.
- Wirecutter (NYT): Not a pick: nice interface and altitude adjust, but about twice the price of the Instant Pot Pro, with a coated, handleless pot.